Cask Sour

[Simon_]

What f.g. should we be expecting for our individual batches before transfer? Probably pretty high with that mash temp?

[nigel_c]

Should be around 1.014 or so.

That yeast is taking a lot longer to grow up at the levels we have. Would recommend pushing back brew day a week to get the yeast where we need it to be.

[molc]

How do you know how well the yeast growing is going? I did a 500 ml growth and was just about to decant and do the 1.5L for tomorrows brew.

[bigvalen]

I put on a wlp500 starter last night, so have loads to spare if someone wants some (cold crashed it a few hours ago). Should I hold off a brew until next weekend ?

[Jacob]

Double batch done y-day with Seb.
43l fermenting already

[nigel_c]

I decanted and pitched to a larger starter and its going like the clappers now.
Plan on brewing during the week. If the yeast is good to go we should get the batches on and get this thing moving. When I do mine I'll pitch the sour mix into a few L of starter.

So time for a list.

Jacob & Seb. 43L



Total : 34 L

[molc]

Just finished mine.

Jacob & Seb. 43L
Molc: ~20L



Total : 54 L

[Jacob]

Corrected totals...

Jacob & Seb. 43L
Molc: ~20L

Total : 63L

[bigvalen]

Uh...I though the wheat I got in at the meetup the week before was flaked...it seems whole. I don't have a mill. Do I have a better quick option other than 'run it through gently on a mortar & pestle' ?

[nigel_c]

The wheat we went with was torrified. It's puffed rather then flaked. You could go do it that way or a bash of a rolling pin. It cracks up pretty easy.

[bigvalen]

Somedays, the brew gods want you to fail. I decided to try mill the 1.5kg of wheat with my mortar and pestle. Halfway through, I managed to break the marble pestle I've had for 15 years.

[Bubbles]

Holy moley! I thought those things were unbreakable!

[Simon_]

Somedays, the brew gods want you to fail. I decided to try mill the 1.5kg of wheat with my mortar and pestle. Halfway through, I managed to break the marble pestle I've had for 15 years.

Between this and collecting bog mrytel you are a man who goes to serious lengths to get his brew on

[molc]

Corrected totals...

Jacob & Seb. 43L
Molc: ~20L

Total : 63L

Ignore my incompetence. I blame fat thumbs on the train

Also how in the hell did you break marble!

[bigvalen]

My wife wondered how I could break it too. I suppose I was in a hurry. Anyway, rolling pin worked, so I have 21l on, seemed to have an OG of 1.063 or so.